Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Pledge a dollar per mile I run on Saturday

This Saturday I’m running with the good folks at the
wnctrailrunner wikispace. We’ll be doing laps on the trails at the Alexander
Mountain Bike Park, also known as the Dump. I’ll run at least five laps of the
seven-mile loop; if it’s a better day, I’ll run 5 ½ laps. If it’s a great day,
I’ll run 6 laps. No matter what, I’ll have my longest training run before the
Ice Age Trail 50 miler that is my goal race, and my longest run ever.

I’m asking you to join my friend Jason who has pledged a
dollar for every mile I run on Saturday. The money all goes to Team Fox, whose
proceeds benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease
Research. Team Fox is not paying for my trip, nor for my entry fee, so I only benefit
in getting your support for my run and my effort to raise $5000. The Michael J. Fox Foundation has funded $313 million in research for Parkinson's, which has no cure. In fact, many of the symptoms of PD are actually side effects of the drugs used to control the disease. Eighty-eight cents of every dollar you donate goes to fund that research.

Join me: click on the Team Fox logo on the right side of this page to go directly to my donation page.

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As a member of Team Fox, I am dedicating my fundraising efforts to The Michael J. Fox Foundation in honor of my father, who passed away this summer from complications due to PD. I’m asking for your support to put an end to PD. My personal goal is to raise $5,000 as I train for the Ice Age 50 in May 2013. I'll post here about my training, about turning fifty, and about my family's experience with Parkinson's Disease. Please help me reach my goal by making a contribution. Click on the Team Fox logo above to access my donation page. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.